Israel rejects Pat Robertson funding

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Tourism Minister Avraham Hirchson has shunned US evangelical leader Pat Robertson shortly before the two were to sign a major funding deal for the Galilee Christian Heritage Center after Robertson suggested that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was a punishment from God for the Gaza Strip withdrawal, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

"The minister has very strong views on this and cannot accept what was said," Tourism Ministry spokesman Ido Hartuv said. "We reconsidered the deal and realized that we cannot sign with Robertson or anyone who supports his views."

Hartuv stressed that this was an attack on Robertson and his comments rather than a rejection of the evangelical community as a whole, which has become a target group for Israeli tourism in 2006.

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[jobycom]

1. Ooo, coming between Patwah and his God (Money)! Maybe that will affect him

[A Simple Game]

6. I bet Pat's tongue is bleeding now.

Should have bit it earlier Pat.

[waiting for hope]

2. Praise the LORD!

It takes someone from OUTSIDE this country to publicly shun the fool......I have yet to hear the MSM call him a whack job - loved this best...we cannot sign with Robertson or anyone who supports his views.

[TlalocW]

3. This has happened before

He said something that pissed off either Irish or Scottish bankers that were going to close a deal with him. My memory is hazy, and I'm too lazy to look it up. :)

Anyway, Pat just needs to stick with sticking his nose up the asses of brutal dictators in order to make money. That seems to work well for him.

TlalocW

[TokenJew]

4. I suspect most Jews hold Robertson in some form of suspicion/contempt

He may "support" Israel, but he definitely is a closet anti-semite.

[Elidor]

5. Bwaaaaaaaa! Hahahaha!

So much for the Jesusland theme park!